We were off to the aquarium, and along the way we passed a beautiful beach on top of a cliff (complete with hammocks), the biggest sea
turtles I'd ever seen (right
under my feet) and several tanks of
baby turtles dashing about like Squirt from Finding Nemo, a large lagoon full of snorkelers, and a little man - made beach off the lagoon where tiny tots paddled about.
The natural richness and potential of Oostpunt since 1993 is
under huge stress due to natural deterioration, and rampant illegal practices such as spear fishing, plundering of
baby conch, lobsters and the capture of sea
turtles and rays, poaching of goats / sheep and donkeys, while a variety of other criminal activities savagely take place in the area, like car theft and stripping, the smuggling of drugs and people, trash dumping, etc..